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Turning Point in the Game
TheFunPolice replied to st pete gogolak's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
the Offside that basically took a FG off the board and made it 14-3 instead of 10-3. Just a total killer. KC could have easily gone into the half down 10-6, if not for mental errors. -
It has to feel a little weird though, for a guy like Shady. At least if he carried the ball a few times in either Super Bowl, but he didn't even play.
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Priority #1: Large, angry men for the OL and DL
TheFunPolice replied to TheFunPolice's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
The thought of Slayton and Oliver crashing the Super Bowl party week 1 in Tampa is amazing! -
Last night we saw what many commentators call "Sugar Rush Pat" where he just panics out there. This is Big Ben vs Peyton Manning all over again. Here's the biggest difference that I see: Mahomes plays a fancy game and things have mostly been easy for him. Take that away and get into a dogfight and it's panic time. Why aren't guys wide open by 10 yards?! Allen plays a grittier game and has had to scratch, fight and claw early in his career. This year, he gets some help and look at the difference. When things get ugly with a fancy passer (Peyton Manning, Pat Mahomes) you have no chance. With a guy like Allen you still might lose, but he can play ugly. Even Tom Brady failed in NE (twice) when his team was all about offense and fireworks and became 1 dimensional. When NE went back to a balanced attack they won again. TB was the same way. With Mahomes contract kicking in they are going to lose some guys in KC. Same thing happened to another "next dynasty" in Seattle. they failed to go back to back SB wins and never really recovered.
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I don't think we are that far away on the front. Additions: (very little to no cap cost to speak of) Slayton, the monster 340+ pound DT in the draft Star comes back, hopefully having added a few pounds That alone helps the DL. Then we need to figure out edge pressure. Epenesa made some plays this year, and with an offseason of NFL training should add a little size and strength. Oliver showed some flashes, but he need a big monster at DT to swallow up blocks. Star did that pretty well, and we can draft a guy as well. People forget that DL tend to need a season or two before they really come into their own. I think both Oliver and Epenesa are talented guys who can make strides next year. At LB we need some speed and ferocity. Tampa's LBers hit hard and nasty. Edmunds is big put doesn't play with that edge that makes you fear him. That's a huge need, and the biggest question mark.
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Priority #1: Large, angry men for the OL and DL
TheFunPolice replied to TheFunPolice's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I don't think so... From a practical perspective there's not much left from when Beane and McDermott were there. Plus, the team is in a new phase of the build now. -
Would the Bills have beaten the Bucs?
TheFunPolice replied to QB Bills's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
No, and the more I think of it the more I'm glad we saw the game we did. Mostly it has to do with Allen. If we had been there and the exact game happened everyone would have been piling on Allen. "sugar rush" is back! Told you! He melted down, etc. We just saw the half a billion dollar man look like rookie Josh Allen trying to throw to no names at WR while he runs for his life. Actually, I think Allen would have done a little better because he's had to do that more, but still. Mahomes looked like rookie Allen last night. Sugar Rush Pat should be a thing now, IMO. So the game served a great purpose, and it knocked the Chiefs down a peg. So much for the dynasty. -
As many of you know, one of my favorite sights is a 350 pound DT in the red, white and blue. It's been too long, so unless Star is putting in the work in the dining room this offseason, it's time to find some guys with God-given enormousness. Size is uncoachable. The anger and rage will come the first time they drive the William/Walden section of the 90 on the way to the Galleria. Last night's game reaffirmed, once again, the importance of line play. If we had been in the game it would have looked pretty much the same EXCEPT everyone would be all over Josh Allen for "melting down" and saying it should have been Mahomes and it would have been different, the Bills were pretenders, etc. Now everyone can plainly see: even the new Rodgers (supposed "best QB in the league") needs blocking and a defense on the other side. Luckily, there are some compelling prospects in this draft, and I think it is imperative that we get one large angry man on the OL and one on the DL. The perfect fits, both 2nd or 3rd rounders: Aaron Banks, Notre Dame guard. 330 pounds, tough, smart, strong. Good run blocker. Should be there in the 2nd or maybe even 3rd round. Can play either guard spot. Tedarall Slayton, Florida DT. My prototypical favorite DT. 6'5'', 343 pounds of run stuffing, double team block taking behemoth! Put him next to Oliver and all of a sudden Oliver can get some pass rush because the big man is eating up blocks. Oh, and you want to run up the middle? LOL Good luck, because we can put Star and Slayton next to each other in those situations. And if the big man gets free up the middle because you focus on Oliver? Bad things, man... The Bills have a lot of pieces in place. But what we need now is some more size and strength on the lines, and a commitment to imposing our will and being physical. Added bonus: for 4 years we're not spending big $$ on guards or DT's.
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